La Coulee Verte - Walkway

Inaugurated: 1993

The Coulee verte (French for green course) is a 4.7 km (2.9 mi) elevated linear park built on top of an obsolete railway infrastructure in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The disused 19th-century Vincennes railway viaduct is the world's first elevated park, planted with a fragrant profusion of cherry trees, maples, rose trellises, bamboo corridors and lavender. Three stories above ground, it provides a unique aerial vantage point on the surrounding architecture.